THE EEEF HBEON 



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The Reef Heron. 



Demiegretta sacra. 



From the islands of the Bay of Bengal to Australia and north to 

 Japan and Corea. 



Reef Heron ; Demiegretta sacra. 



White-fronted Heron : Notophoyx 



novae-hoUandiae. 



Above and below blackish slate-colour; feathers of upper breast 

 elongated like those of the middle of the back; elongated feathers paler, 

 those on the back reaching to the end of the tail; head crested; a white 

 streak down the centre of the throat. Total length 23 inches, culmen 

 2.8, wing 10, tail 3.10, tarsus 3.9. 



